How can I rename AdventureWorksLT2008 database to AdventureWorksLT2008_old with its .ldf and .mdf files renamed as well?
I would like to do it from sqlcmd. It is a local server. I would like to do it with -E option. I did try googling but results didn't work for me. Can anyone suggest a tried method.
Can anyone please help?
a quick google search got this as the top result. All you have to do is to everything from sqlcmd( I am assuming you know how to use sqlcmd..)
-- Replace all MyDBs with the name of the DB you want to change its name
USE [MyDB];
-- Changing Physical names and paths
-- Replace all NewMyDB with the new name you want to set for the DB
-- Replace 'C:\...\NewMyDB.mdf' with full path of new DB file to be used
ALTER DATABASE MyDB MODIFY FILE (NAME = ' MyDB ', FILENAME = 'C:\...\NewMyDB.mdf');
-- Replace 'C:\...\NewMyDB_log.ldf' with full path of new DB log file to be used
ALTER DATABASE MyDB MODIFY FILE (NAME = ' MyDB _log', FILENAME = 'C:\...\NewMyDB_log.ldf');
-- Changing logical names
ALTER DATABASE MyDB MODIFY FILE (NAME = MyDB, NEWNAME = NewMyDB);
ALTER DATABASE MyDB MODIFY FILE (NAME = MyDB _log, NEWNAME = NewMyDB_log);
